grapefruitjuice
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Correct. Being a sugar baby is not levelling up, especially if it involves actual sex acts. That is prostitution,which is the world's oldest professional. How is that levelling up in any way, shape of form? Whether she has D&G or Target bags does nothing to change what is essentially her 'trade" being prostitution. As for referring to someone as your "sponsor" (usually reserved for people in A.A, or as we see it here with "sponsors" of orphans etc in Third World Countries), how is that something to brag about? How sad it is that these women on Instagram etc are teaching women to value possession above their self respect? There is a difference between flexing possessions and bragging verses actually knowing you've done something worthwhile with yourself in your lifetime (not just your 15 minutes of "fame" and not needing to tell the world about it). We know a strong and accomplished women when we see one. We don't need to go to Instagram for that. I wish these women could look into the future and see that all those designer labels are not going to give them an iota of comfort when they are old, infirm and wondering why nobody visits them anymore because they have burnt all their bridges and other relationships along the way.
Like to add a little to that - the best "sugarbaby" one can be is if you're Melania Trump, Wendi Murdoch, or even Meghan Markle who's nabbed an ACTUAL prince, you name it. Women actually usually marry upwards. The difference is where a woman can look past designer goods and realise there's more and a much deeper meaning to the idea of success than just a Gucci bag. I don't get why these sugarbabies/gold-diggers aim that low for themselves, what can you really do with designer goods in the long term? They are depreciating assets ffs. And please don't talk about Hermes as "good long term investments" either.
Some women I know who were very attractive in their early days actually became really successful on their own after marrying smart men, because they've managed to learn more. A friend of my mom's got married when she was 20, but her husband's family sponsored her for uni, she graduated and then actually started her own business. I think it all boils down to ability and foresight to see your own growth potential. i.e. Aija could have learned from Joseph some basic finance and sign up for some business course, as opposed to a finishing school course (I mean, what is it even?)